If you still consider yourself a hopeless sugar addict
We've saved
our most extreme measure for the end. This is a technique from NLP
(Neurolinguistic Programming) called "The Compulsion Blowout". Be sure you
want to get rid of your compulsion before you use this technique, as the
results may be permanent. It's done as follows. Find out how you picture the
sweets that compel you and exactly what attracts you to them. Is it the size,
nearness, color, or brightness of the image, or the imagined smell, taste or
texture of the sweet? Now compare your image of the sweets with the image of
something neutral or mildly distasteful, like lima beans. See how you picture
the images differently. Now test what makes you feel attracted to the sweets by
imagining increasing or decreasing it and seeing whether that makes the
attraction more or less. Now picture the sweets in your minds eye. Very
rapidly increase the quality that makes you crave the sweets until it becomes
ridiculously intense. Repeat this rapidly over and over until you feel
something pop or change. For example if you were attracted to chocolate kisses
by imagining their delicious taste, you could rapidly increase that chocolatey
flavor from a mild to overwhelmingly powerful in a matter of a few seconds.
Quickly repeat the visualization several times. You will feel a change in
yourself as you go over your threshold and the craving will be gone. We wish
you success in kicking your sugar habit, but remember not to take it too
seriously. Life can be sweet, with or without sugar.

Drs. Judyth Reichenberg-Ullman and Robert Ullman are naturopathic and
homeopathic physicians and cofounders of the Northwest Center for Homeopathic
Medicine in Edmonds, WA. They are coauthors of The Patient's Guide to
Homeopathic Medicine and Beyond Ritalin: Homeopathic Treatment of ADD
and Other Behavioral and Learning Problems. They can be reached at (206)
774-5599.

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